The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-08
4 Little Talk With the Moon.

usually kind and sensible should be
come angry at honest differences O.
opinion when under mutual discussion
Emerson once said that he "never al
lowed himself to enter into controvcr
sy with anybody" But Emerson, un'
like ordinary people, could rest serene.
ly on this intention, having an outlet
for his ideas in his books, behind which
he could fire his unorthodox bullets,
hitting an orthodox, unretaliating world
that seldom came in personal contact
with him.
And il all persons made up thci
minds never to argue, society woulc
come to a standstill.
In meeting with violent opposition
myself / always wish to think of the
moon, or rather one particular CONVEX.
sation it once held with me, though ]
am sure to forget it when excited and
angry, which is sorrow and mortitica.
ton afterward, since it took so much
trouble to teach me better. 1t happened
in this way. | never knew much about
the laws of astronomy, gravitation, and
attraction, but gazing idly at an unusu-
ally luminous moon, one summer even.
ing, il suddenly flashed double flood
of light through my consciousness. and
in most sociablc, confidential but UNI
expected way said: "Iou see am
held here in space, in spite of myself,
by opposite forces pulling both ways at
once"
''ls that the reason you don't fal!
DOWN." exclaimed. in delighted as
constituent. II have often wondered
why you didn't, especially in the arms
of your faithful lover, the sea-.
yes" reflected the moon, "the sea
possesses mysterious attraction for me,
and yet there are higher powers that
draw me away and keep me safely
balanced between them all, where, UNI
less some of them give way, which is i'm
probable, / am likely to remain here
for some time to come to make your
funny little world as pleasant as !
possibly can"
This was quite a long speech for tho
moon, and after fully recovering from
its effects l timidly ventured Il long
to see your other side. l know you
have another one, because have seen
just the very beginning of it through
a big telescope in Washington.
"True, and have often noticed thai
telescope and many others pointed at
me" she proudly laughed, mischiev-
ously adding: "They don't know me
yet. ] have another side and"-but, as
if recalled TO sense of her dignity ano
mystery she drew fleecy veil of sill.
very cloud over her brilliant, hooking
face and shut out all further revela-
tions.
But she had given me q needful lesson
for which l was truly grateful. After.
wards went to somebody who knew,
and he said il was really so; that the
moon had not told me falsely of the
sublime way in which she holds her
place in the heavens. 1t is the same
way with human beings. Their diff
ferent opinions are the worlds great
spiritual forces, pulling in extreme and
opposite directions to keep it moving
safely balanced and free from the
stagnation that would end it if every
body thought alike. This is not say.
ing that people cannot change their
opinions. As that is constantly hap
pening in as many different directions,
it keeps the balance even in the spira'
circles of progressive thought evolu.
ton. And as the moon repeats every
time she sheds her light upon this part
ly enlightened little planet, What is
the use of getting angry at the wise
and natural law that keeps us where
we all belongP"-Hargord Times.